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It’s the word zot – "this." Sounds simple. But in the mystical tradition, particularly within the Tikkunei Zohar, the zot is anything but simple. It's a doorway. A portal. A connec...
And the answer? Well, it's a bit…uncomfortable. The Tikkunei Zohar, a later, and in some ways wilder, expansion on the core Zohar, tackles this very question head-on. It suggests s...
But let's rewind to the very beginning of his Egyptian adventure. The Torah tells us Joseph's brothers sold him to a caravan heading to Egypt. But what happened when he actually go...
That feeling… it’s a universal one. But Jewish tradition teaches us that even in the darkest moments, hope remains. Take the story of Joseph, languishing in an Egyptian prison. We ...
Pharaoh, back in ancient Egypt, definitely knew that feeling. He had two dreams, back to back, that shook him to his core. And he knew—he just knew—that they weren't just random fi...
Pharaoh had one of those. And it wasn't pretty. You know the story. Pharaoh's dream: Seven fat cows devoured by seven gaunt ones. Seven healthy ears of grain swallowed by seven wit...
That’s kind of where we find Mirod, Pharaoh’s chief butler, in this story from Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg). Pharaoh, you see, is in a right state. He's had these terrifying drea...
When Joseph, after years of hardship, finally rose to power in Egypt, his first thought was for his family. Famine gripped the land, and he knew his brothers and father were strugg...
The story of Joseph, his coffin, and Moses is one such tale. It's a powerful reminder that even in the chaos of escape and liberation, honoring a pledge matters deeply. Imagine the...
